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Matthew Gard
#7 Seattle Thunderbirds / WHL - 26/27
- Date of Birth
- Apr 07, 2007
- Age
- 19
- Place of Birth
- Winnipeg, MB, CAN
- Nation
- Canada
- Youth Team
- -
- Position
- C
- Height
- 195 cm / 6'5"
- Weight
- 88 kg / 194 lbs
- Shoots
- L
- Contract
- -
1
- Player Type
- Defensive CenterWorkhorse
- NHL Rights
Philadelphia Flyers / Unsigned
Proactive and calculated, Gard gets above the puck, guides attacks to the outside, clamps down on sticks, and supports down low. In the rare instance he’s not already positioned perfectly, his open-ice speed and reach propel him back into the play. And he’s just as effective on the forecheck, combining these same skills with physicality. -EliteProspects 2025 NHL Draft Guide
| S | Team | League | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | +/- | Post | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 |  Winnipeg Hawks U14 AAA | WAAA U14 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | - | |||||||
| 2021-2022 | RINK HA Winnipeg U15 Prep | CSSHL U15 | 27 | 10 | 32 | 42 | 63 | - | Playoffs | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | - |
| 2021-2022 | RINK HA Winnipeg U16 Prep | CSSHL U16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | |||||||
| 2022-2023 | RINK HA Winnipeg U18 Prep | CSSHL U18 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 30 | - | Playoffs | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | - |
| 2023-2024 | Red Deer Rebels | WHL | 55 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 32 | 7 | Playoffs | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -2 |
| 2024-2025 | Red Deer Rebels | WHL | 66 | 19 | 17 | 36 | 81 | -4 | |||||||
| 2024-2025 | Canada U18 | WJC-18 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |||||||
| 2025-2026 | Red Deer Rebels "A" | WHL | 23 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 44 | -2 | |||||||
| 2025-2026 |  Seattle Thunderbirds "A" | WHL | 32 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 38 | 7 | Playoffs | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 2 |
| 2026-2027 | Seattle Thunderbirds | WHL | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | -2 | |||||||
| 2026-2027 | Projected | WHL | 67 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 188 | -27 | |||||||
| 2027-2028 | Michigan State Univ. | NCAA | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| S | Team | League | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | +/- | Post | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-2017 | Team Manitoba | Brick Invitational | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | - | |||||||
| 2018-2019 | Western Canada Selects U12 | WSI U12 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | |||||||
| 2022-2023 | Team Manitoba | CWG | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Team | Seasons | GP | G | A | TP | PPG | PIM | +/- | Seasons | GP | G | A | TP | PPG | PIM | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada U18 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.57 | 4 | 4 | 0 | |||||||
| Michigan State Univ. | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | |||||||
| Red Deer Rebels | 3 | 144 | 32 | 32 | 64 | 0.44 | 157 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.14 | 4 | -2 |
| RINK HA Winnipeg U15 Prep | 1 | 27 | 10 | 32 | 42 | 1.56 | 63 | - | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.33 | 0 | - |
| RINK HA Winnipeg U16 Prep | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | - | 0 | |||||||
| RINK HA Winnipeg U18 Prep | 1 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 1.00 | 30 | - | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.33 | 2 | - |
| Seattle Thunderbirds | 2 | 37 | 11 | 13 | 24 | 0.65 | 52 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.80 | 8 | 2 |
| Team Manitoba (CWG) | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.20 | 0 | - | 0 | |||||||
| Team Manitoba (Brick Invit) | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.33 | 6 | - | 0 | |||||||
| Western Canada Selects U12 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | - | - | 0 | |||||||
| Winnipeg Hawks U14 AAA | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.00 | 6 | - | 0 |